Sunday, August 15, 2021

The Sunday Five: Sometimes I Think


  1. First thing in the morning I sometimes think?
  2. Sometimes in the middle of the night I?
  3. There are days when I just need to?
  4. I am happiest when?
  5. If I won the PowerBall lottery I would?
My answers: 

  1. First thing in the morning I sometimes think? How can I still be alive? 
  2. Sometimes in the middle of the night I? Listen to the darkness. 
  3. There are days when I just need to? Put on the funny hat with the propeller on top, and take a walk in a breeze. 
  4. I am happiest when? I am traveling along watching the wonders of the world go by. 
  5. If I won the PowerBall lottery I would? Buy a farm, hire a farmer, and keep a flock of black sheep. 
Please share your answers in the comments, be creative, be silly, have fun. 

14 comments:

  1. First thing in the morning I sometimes think? What day is this. Is it morning or night?
    Sometimes in the middle of the night I? Get up and pee.
    There are days when I just need to? Say F$#@k it.
    I am happiest when? ... I’m happy, which is not predicated on any particular thing.
    If I won the PowerBall lottery I would? Be happy... Oh, and immediately donate a bunch to Bee Meadow Farm, and also my nephew and his wife so they could do the things they enjoy without worrying about the money.

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    1. We should all allow ourselves to have oh f$#@k it days

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  2. Anonymous8/15/2021

    1. Where can we legally travel to for takeaway food without breaking laws.
    2. Middle of the night? I am sound asleep.
    3. I see an old man in a silly hat. Sometimes I really need to focus on social media and not Bruno from Bratislava. Well, I suppose the metaphorical Bruno is social media. Better I say catch up on matters of the internet.
    4. Travelling on an interesting train or tram on an interesting line.
    5. Buy an apartment with a terrace overlooking Lake Geneva in Montreux. If there is money left, an older Jaguar but not old enough to not have air conditioning.

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    1. We old men need more silly hats

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  3. 1. What am I behind at, at work.
    2. Lie awake and wonder what I behind at, at work.
    3. Speak to a friend I might not have for a while - to check in or to get out of my own head.
    4. I'm with or talking to my friends. No one makes me laugh more. And of course with 710 and the pets.
    5. I suppose it would matter if it were $20MM or $220MM Powerball, but while I'd make sure we could retired nicely - but not extravagantly - we have sites set on a number of charities to which we'd give (which are already in our estate planning).

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    1. It would be surprisingly easy to spend through $20MM.

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  4. First thing in the morning I sometimes think? I am almost always humming, or singing in my head, a song: this morning it was 'High Sierra' by Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and Dolly Parton. It's a nice way to wake up!

    Sometimes in the middle of the night I? Find a cat on top of me. It's also nice.

    There are days when I just need to? Be by myself and think or not thin; just breathe.

    I am happiest when? I am home with Carlos and our pets, enjoying our life and our space.

    If I won the PowerBall lottery I would? Find a nice house in Portland, with a little bit of property and just live and breathe and be with Carlos and the pets and listen to music while a cat sleeps on top of me.

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  5. 1. First thing in the morning I sometimes think, will it kill me to sleep until seven o'clock? Then I pee.

    2. Sometimes in the middle of the night I wonder which house I'm in.

    3. There are days when I just need to binge watch The Big Bang Theory.

    4. I don't know when I'm happiest. It changes on any given day.

    5. If I won the PowerBall lottery I would be extremely surprised since I don't gamble at all.

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    1. My mother adored the Big Bang Theory. I am unlikely to win, I don't buy tickets.

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  6. 1. First thing in the morning I sometimes think? Maybe I can stay here for another hour.
    2. Sometimes in the middle of the night I? I go out on my patio to get some fresh air.
    3. There are days when I just need to? Eat ice cream for breakfast.
    4. I am happiest when? I'm discovering someplace new.
    5. If I won the PowerBall lottery I would? Travel the world.

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    1. When my father was diagnosed with his third concurrent terminal illness, he told his doctor he was going home and eat all the chocolate ice cream he wanted. Why wait?

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  7. First thing in the morning I sometimes think? I try to remember a prayer of gratitude I have another day of life.
    Sometimes in the middle of the night I? go have a night dip to cool off.
    There are days when I just need to? not do anything constructive or 'should'
    I am happiest when? I allow myself to do so .
    If I won the PowerBall lottery I would? Probably set up a charity

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    1. Ferris Bueller and his friends need to kidnap you for a day away from the things you should do.

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